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Industry leaders in sales and marketing recognised at MAX Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2018
... present awardees particularly where it focused on important social issues such as gender diversity, health and wellness, and ethical investing," she said. MAX is the only industry awards programme in Australia that is dedicated to financial services ...

Perpetual launches ethical fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
Perpetual launched a new fund that applies strict social and ethical considerations to meet a gap in the local fixed income market. The Perpetual Ethical SRI Credit Fund aims to meet investors' growing demand for a diversified portfolio of ethical ...

Responsible investment now mainstream

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
... were AustralianSuper, CBUS, Christian Super, HESTA, UniSuper, First State Super, LGS, VicSuper, VisionSuper, Australian Ethical and Mercer.

Global banking ethics standard coming to Australia

HARRISON WORLEY  |  SATURDAY, 26 MAY 2018
... FINSIA is expected to implement the seven key recommendations of the standard in Australia. Key recommendations include ethical principles for professional bankers, content and delivery of ethics education and training programs and general ethics education ...

Bank distribution head goes green

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2018
The former head of distribution at Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has taken a new role at an ethical investment manager. David Brennan has joined UCA Funds Management as director - development, adding more than 12 years' experience in financial services. ...

More adviser participation needed to shape ethics code

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
... "Nonetheless, it is a far-reaching concept that advisers should question while they have the opportunity to do so." He said ethical challenges also arise when considering the code's requirement for advisers to hold each other accountable for the protection ...

Australian Ethical divests AMP

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018
Australian Ethical will divest AMP following the governance failures exposed by the Royal Commission. Speaking to Financial Standard, Australian Ethical head of ethics research Stuart Palmer said while AMP passed its ethical screening in 2016, and the ...

Application fees increase for tax advisers

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... responsibilities to ensure that tax agent services are provided to the public in accordance with appropriate professional and ethical standards." TPB chair Ian Taylor welcomed the additional funding, saying it would ensure the TPB is able to "continue ...

Three AMP directors step down

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... what has gone wrong at AMP and remuneration practices. Companies need to make sure staff incentives are consistent with ethical corporate behaviour, which has clearly not occurred here. "There remains $12 billion dollars of investor capital at stake ...

Government names AFCA board members

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2018
... body. Mackay is the principal adviser at Quantum Financial. She is also a director on the Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board and a member of both the ASIC external advisory panel and the FPA's professional standards and conduct committee. ...